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Volume 76, Issue 14 Northern State College—Aberdeen, South Dakota 57401 December 9,1976
Regents convene here next week
Kristine Nelson, Britton junior, was chosen as third runner-up in the 1977
Northern Sno Sho Contest, while Pam Planteen, Langford sophomore, received
the honor of 1977 Northern Sno Queen; and Jody Schmidt, Wilmot freshman, was
chosen as first runner-up. Not pictured is Donna Miiller, Ethan sophomore, who
was chosen as the second runner-up.
Scheduling question faces colleges
by Alan Lane
Semester scheduling appears to be
the next major question to face the
South Dakota colleges. The tourism
industry in South Dakota is re-questing
that the start of the fall
semester be delayed in the state
supported colleges until after the
slackening of the season.
The Board of Regents have put off
until January any decision on the
complaints from the tourism industry.
Since the change of the state system,
the fall semester has begun in late
August instead of early September
and students hired to help during the
summer tourist season have been
leaving for college before the Labor
Day rush.
With tourism remaining busy
by Carma Hoines
The South Dakota Board of Regents
will meet December 15, 16 and 17 at
Northern. The meetings will be held
in room 134 (red room) of the
Johnson Fine Arts Center.
According to Dr. Lester Clarke,
acting president, the Board will
convene Wednesday at 4 p.m.
Meetings are scheduled from 4 to 6
p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. Wed-nesday,
from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursday and from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Friday. All of these sessions are open
to students.
Dr. Clarke noted that the meetings
are being held in the red room, which
has 250 seats, so that more students
may attend.
Friday, executive sessions are
scheduled from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m.
with student representatives, from
1 1 :1 5 to 12 a.m. with the faculty and
from 12 to 1:15 p.m. with Career
Services.
Starting at 1:15 p.m. Friday the
Regents will meet at the South
Dakota School for the Visually
Handicapped for the rest of the
session.
Dr. Clarke emphasized that this is
only a tentative schedule and stu-dents
should check the What's Up for
possible time changes.
The meeting will include reports
from the commissioner, the associate
commissioner and the Board's engi-neer.
Also each of the institu-tions
has a report.
Dr. Clarke anticipates further
discussion of the governor's budget,
the Regent's priority cuts and the
university system at the December
meeting.
He feels that the Alternative
Authority Proposal, which was tabled
at the November meeting, will also
be on the agenda. The proposal deals
with the amount of authority held by
college presidents.
The matter of the possible at-tachment
or merger of Dakota State
College with South Dakota State
University or the University of South
through the first weeks of September
the industry has been feeling the lack
of help. The problem has reached the
point where some of the consessions
are making plans to hire more out-of-state
students who can work the
extra weeks.
On the opposite side, there are
many students who get jobs in other
areas than tourism and need to get
out of school early in order to begin
their jobs. Dick Molseed, corn-missioner
of curriculum and corn-munications,
stated his position when
the matter came before the Board of
Directors.
"It would adversely affect me if the
schedule changed. The important part
of my summer job comes early during
Dakota is expected to be a part of the
discussion during
meeting.
Also, the Regents will decide what
their response will be to the tourism
industry's request to change the
Sno Sho '76 came to a close
Thursday evening, December 2, as
Pam Planteen, Langford sophomore,
was crowned Miss Northern in the
Johnson Fine Arts Center Auditorium.
The event, sponsored by the music
fraternities Phi Mu Alpha and Sigma
Alpha Iota, was filled with wintertime
color, music and splendor throughout
as queen candidates made their
debuts, talent acts were performed,
and judges made difficult decisions.
Mark Foley, Aberdeen junior,
acted as master of ceremonies for
the occasion with periodic assistance
by the co-chairpersons of Sno Sho '76,
Penny Heig and Duane Niles. The Sno
Sho chorus and orchestra filled the
auditorium with music arranged by
Tracy Jones, a Northern graduate
now attending Southern Illinois State
University.
Judges for the event were Myron
Scheibe, Shirley Ask, Micalyn
Mentzer and David Mentzer all
Aberdeen residents.
Four major performances of the
evening provided close competition
in the talent division. Judges selected
Peggy Wright, a Rapid City freshman
sponsored by Briscoe Hall, who
played a flute solo, to be the winning
entrant. Wright will represent North-ern
at the State Sno Queen Contest in
January.
Second place winners in the talent
competition included Julie Hostler,
Platte senior; Susie Swanson, Leola
senior; Steve Wise, Milbank senior;
David Tukua, Aberdeen junior, and
Chuck Erhart, Lemmon sophomore,
all members of the vocal group
"Close Harmony" sponsored by the
Collegiate Choir.
Midway through the program,
the summer," he said.
The competition for jobs will be
coming from students in about half of
the surrounding states. Minnesota,
North Dakota, Montana and Colorado
all use a quarter system which starts
later in the fall.
South Dakota's early semester
system, designed to end the semester
before the Christmas break, is used
by about half the schools in the nation
including those of Wyoming, Ne-braska,
Kansas and Iowa.
No statistics are available now as
to the number of students who would
be affected by the semester changes
on either end of the time period. Only
a small minority probably work in the
tourism industry each year. Students
eight of the 33 queen candidates
were announced as finalists. This
group included Rhonda Halvorsen,
Webster junior; Sharon Hefferman,
Milbank junior; Sonja Hofer, Huron
sophomore; Donna Miiller, Ethan
sophomore; Kristine Nelson, Britton
junior; Jodi Schmidt, Wilmot fresh-man;
Beverly Moran, Aberdeen
freshman, and the new queen Pam
Planteen.
Prior to the actual coronation
Mavis Long, Timber Lake junior, was
named Miss Congeniality, an honor
voted upon by the candidates. Donna
who do could remain after the start of
school and register late or they could
register on time and then start
classes late.
There are several alternatives
available, if any changes are to be
made in the school calendar.
One that has been proposed calls
for cutting almost all the holidays out
of the fall semester so that it could
start later and finish at the same
time.
A second would be to return to the
old semester schedule with classes
starting in September and then
running until January. The problem
would be tests soon after the long
holiday break; the benefit would be a
long break to write term papers.
A third system would be to switch
the interim to the fall rather than the
spring. This would start the regular
semester later and carry it over into
January, but school would not extend
further into the summer than the
present interim does.
A fourth system would include the
adoption of a quarter system similar
to that of some of the neighboring
states. The fall semester of the series
of 12 week courses would start after
the tourism season slows down in
September.
The BOD is presently looking into
the question of endorsing the present
system or one of the alternatives.
They would welcome student input
concerning the effects of any changes
and whether or not a change should
be made.
crown
Miiller was the recipient of a new
title, Miss Photogenic.
Miss Nelson was named third
runner-up, Miss Miller was second
runner-up and Miss Schmidt became
first runner-up.
Marie Malsam, Miss Northern
1976, crowned Miss Planteen as the
1977 Northern Sno Queen and the
Sno Sho curtains closed for another
year.
Miss Planteen will reign as Miss
Northern for the upcoming year. In
January she will compete for another
title in the State Sno Queen Contest.
college calendar. The industry runs
this month's into difficulty when they employ
college students who must start
school in late August, leaving them
short of help during the Labor Day
rush.
Planteen receives Sno Sho

Volume 76, Issue 14 Northern State College—Aberdeen, South Dakota 57401 December 9,1976
Regents convene here next week
Kristine Nelson, Britton junior, was chosen as third runner-up in the 1977
Northern Sno Sho Contest, while Pam Planteen, Langford sophomore, received
the honor of 1977 Northern Sno Queen; and Jody Schmidt, Wilmot freshman, was
chosen as first runner-up. Not pictured is Donna Miiller, Ethan sophomore, who
was chosen as the second runner-up.
Scheduling question faces colleges
by Alan Lane
Semester scheduling appears to be
the next major question to face the
South Dakota colleges. The tourism
industry in South Dakota is re-questing
that the start of the fall
semester be delayed in the state
supported colleges until after the
slackening of the season.
The Board of Regents have put off
until January any decision on the
complaints from the tourism industry.
Since the change of the state system,
the fall semester has begun in late
August instead of early September
and students hired to help during the
summer tourist season have been
leaving for college before the Labor
Day rush.
With tourism remaining busy
by Carma Hoines
The South Dakota Board of Regents
will meet December 15, 16 and 17 at
Northern. The meetings will be held
in room 134 (red room) of the
Johnson Fine Arts Center.
According to Dr. Lester Clarke,
acting president, the Board will
convene Wednesday at 4 p.m.
Meetings are scheduled from 4 to 6
p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. Wed-nesday,
from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursday and from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Friday. All of these sessions are open
to students.
Dr. Clarke noted that the meetings
are being held in the red room, which
has 250 seats, so that more students
may attend.
Friday, executive sessions are
scheduled from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m.
with student representatives, from
1 1 :1 5 to 12 a.m. with the faculty and
from 12 to 1:15 p.m. with Career
Services.
Starting at 1:15 p.m. Friday the
Regents will meet at the South
Dakota School for the Visually
Handicapped for the rest of the
session.
Dr. Clarke emphasized that this is
only a tentative schedule and stu-dents
should check the What's Up for
possible time changes.
The meeting will include reports
from the commissioner, the associate
commissioner and the Board's engi-neer.
Also each of the institu-tions
has a report.
Dr. Clarke anticipates further
discussion of the governor's budget,
the Regent's priority cuts and the
university system at the December
meeting.
He feels that the Alternative
Authority Proposal, which was tabled
at the November meeting, will also
be on the agenda. The proposal deals
with the amount of authority held by
college presidents.
The matter of the possible at-tachment
or merger of Dakota State
College with South Dakota State
University or the University of South
through the first weeks of September
the industry has been feeling the lack
of help. The problem has reached the
point where some of the consessions
are making plans to hire more out-of-state
students who can work the
extra weeks.
On the opposite side, there are
many students who get jobs in other
areas than tourism and need to get
out of school early in order to begin
their jobs. Dick Molseed, corn-missioner
of curriculum and corn-munications,
stated his position when
the matter came before the Board of
Directors.
"It would adversely affect me if the
schedule changed. The important part
of my summer job comes early during
Dakota is expected to be a part of the
discussion during
meeting.
Also, the Regents will decide what
their response will be to the tourism
industry's request to change the
Sno Sho '76 came to a close
Thursday evening, December 2, as
Pam Planteen, Langford sophomore,
was crowned Miss Northern in the
Johnson Fine Arts Center Auditorium.
The event, sponsored by the music
fraternities Phi Mu Alpha and Sigma
Alpha Iota, was filled with wintertime
color, music and splendor throughout
as queen candidates made their
debuts, talent acts were performed,
and judges made difficult decisions.
Mark Foley, Aberdeen junior,
acted as master of ceremonies for
the occasion with periodic assistance
by the co-chairpersons of Sno Sho '76,
Penny Heig and Duane Niles. The Sno
Sho chorus and orchestra filled the
auditorium with music arranged by
Tracy Jones, a Northern graduate
now attending Southern Illinois State
University.
Judges for the event were Myron
Scheibe, Shirley Ask, Micalyn
Mentzer and David Mentzer all
Aberdeen residents.
Four major performances of the
evening provided close competition
in the talent division. Judges selected
Peggy Wright, a Rapid City freshman
sponsored by Briscoe Hall, who
played a flute solo, to be the winning
entrant. Wright will represent North-ern
at the State Sno Queen Contest in
January.
Second place winners in the talent
competition included Julie Hostler,
Platte senior; Susie Swanson, Leola
senior; Steve Wise, Milbank senior;
David Tukua, Aberdeen junior, and
Chuck Erhart, Lemmon sophomore,
all members of the vocal group
"Close Harmony" sponsored by the
Collegiate Choir.
Midway through the program,
the summer," he said.
The competition for jobs will be
coming from students in about half of
the surrounding states. Minnesota,
North Dakota, Montana and Colorado
all use a quarter system which starts
later in the fall.
South Dakota's early semester
system, designed to end the semester
before the Christmas break, is used
by about half the schools in the nation
including those of Wyoming, Ne-braska,
Kansas and Iowa.
No statistics are available now as
to the number of students who would
be affected by the semester changes
on either end of the time period. Only
a small minority probably work in the
tourism industry each year. Students
eight of the 33 queen candidates
were announced as finalists. This
group included Rhonda Halvorsen,
Webster junior; Sharon Hefferman,
Milbank junior; Sonja Hofer, Huron
sophomore; Donna Miiller, Ethan
sophomore; Kristine Nelson, Britton
junior; Jodi Schmidt, Wilmot fresh-man;
Beverly Moran, Aberdeen
freshman, and the new queen Pam
Planteen.
Prior to the actual coronation
Mavis Long, Timber Lake junior, was
named Miss Congeniality, an honor
voted upon by the candidates. Donna
who do could remain after the start of
school and register late or they could
register on time and then start
classes late.
There are several alternatives
available, if any changes are to be
made in the school calendar.
One that has been proposed calls
for cutting almost all the holidays out
of the fall semester so that it could
start later and finish at the same
time.
A second would be to return to the
old semester schedule with classes
starting in September and then
running until January. The problem
would be tests soon after the long
holiday break; the benefit would be a
long break to write term papers.
A third system would be to switch
the interim to the fall rather than the
spring. This would start the regular
semester later and carry it over into
January, but school would not extend
further into the summer than the
present interim does.
A fourth system would include the
adoption of a quarter system similar
to that of some of the neighboring
states. The fall semester of the series
of 12 week courses would start after
the tourism season slows down in
September.
The BOD is presently looking into
the question of endorsing the present
system or one of the alternatives.
They would welcome student input
concerning the effects of any changes
and whether or not a change should
be made.
crown
Miiller was the recipient of a new
title, Miss Photogenic.
Miss Nelson was named third
runner-up, Miss Miller was second
runner-up and Miss Schmidt became
first runner-up.
Marie Malsam, Miss Northern
1976, crowned Miss Planteen as the
1977 Northern Sno Queen and the
Sno Sho curtains closed for another
year.
Miss Planteen will reign as Miss
Northern for the upcoming year. In
January she will compete for another
title in the State Sno Queen Contest.
college calendar. The industry runs
this month's into difficulty when they employ
college students who must start
school in late August, leaving them
short of help during the Labor Day
rush.
Planteen receives Sno Sho